As mentioned in the last post, I brought my little baby arrival betting app. While the general idea is the same as the version that I made for Jilly (aka Critter), I rewrote most of the code to experiment with some newer technologies. Here’s some details:

Switched framework from CGI::Application to Mojolicious. Not terribly different coding wise, but Mojo seems to be faster to develop in. It also runs persistent via FastCGI.

Rather than winging ORM, I’m giving DBIx::Class a shot. Makes the easy stuff easier, but ran into learning curve trying to do harder stuff. All in all, I think I like it though.

For those not already in the know, the Mrs. and I are expecting again. You can follow all the action and wager when they’ll make the seen at pixel.thecrowthers.info. You can also subscribe to Pixel’s own twitter feed: @babypixelbingo.